Ohio Breweries by Rick Armon

The Akron RubberDucks unveiled a new craft beer station Tuesday at Canal Park that will offer 24 different brews for $7 or $9.50 depending on the individual beer.

Called Jobu's Craft Brews, the station will be located on the concourse behind home plate. It will feature beers ranging from Yuengling, Destihl, Elevator, Omission, Redhook, Goose Island, Summit, Kona, North Country and Widmer Brothers.

D.G. Yuengling & Son is the new No. 1 craft brewer in the United States. The Brewers Association released its annual list of the top 50 craft brewers and Yuengling, thanks to a change in the definition of a craft brewer, is atop the 2014 rankings.

The rest of the top five were: Boston Beer Co., Sierra Nevada, New Belgium and Gambrinus, which happened to be the exact same order from the previous year. Great Lakes Brewing Co. in Cleveland was the only Ohio-based brewer on the list, coming in at 23rd. Great Lakes was 20th the previous year.

The rankings are based on 2014 volume and Yuengling's new position as the largest craft brewer comes as no surprise given the association's decision last year to expand the definition of craft beer.

Thrillist, the website that produces list after list after list, has named Cleveland as one of the "11 Best Drinking Cities in America." Cleveland -- thanks to places like Great Lakes Brewing Co., Market Garden Brewery and others -- comes in at No. 9.

"One of the most fascinating revival stories in the post-recession Rust Belt, Cleveland’s bringing some serious thunder to the national drink scene," the website says. "So much so, in fact, that it’d be surprising if the city was absent from the top of most 'best beer city' lists in five years or less"

To read the full list -- which puts New Orleans at No. 1 -- click here.

-- The Columbus Dispatch reports on the inaugural Columbus Beer Week, which runs May 1-9. “We’ve been waiting for the right moment to do one," Columbus Brewing owner/brewer Eric Bean says. "Up until 18 months ago, there were just four breweries in the city.” To read the full story, click here.

-- The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on plans by the owners of Platform Beer Co. to turn the former Leisy Brewing Co. bottling building into a production facility to house contract brewers. "This is true manufacturing, where we're talking about creating 50-plus jobs over three years," Justin Carson says. To read the full story, click here.

Clips is a beer tasting and short film festival, with proceeds raised going to local nonprofits.

“We have another exciting season lined up with a couple new stops, new toys, new beers and new films,” Christie Catania, Clips national special events manager, said in a news release. “We’re excited to tour around the country and work with amazing local groups doing great work in their communities. The funds raised will help each of them continue their mission long after the show wraps up.”

In the first round, Black Box My Asis Dragon, an oatmeal stout with coffee, is up against Stevens Point Smiley Blue, a Czech-style pilsner. Great Lakes Chillwave Double IPA is competing against Great Divide Hoss, a rye lager.